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Rare Metals
Published in: Rare Metals 5/2022

21-02-2022 | Original Article

Graphitic carbon nitride loaded with bismuth nanoparticles displays antibacterial photocatalytic activity

Authors: Hui Zhang, Ling Li, Qian-Qian Li, Tao Ma, Jia-Qi Gao, Jin-Bo Xue, Shuang Gao

Published in: Rare Metals | Issue 5/2022

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Abstract

Metal-free graphitic carbon nitride nanomaterials have been widely applied in the medical antibacterial field owing to their high anisotropy, excellent stability, satisfactory biocompatibility, and non-toxicity. Herein, Bi/C3N4 nanocomposites were successfully constructed by hydrothermal method followed by loading bismuth on the surface of graphite carbon nitride. Bi nanospheres were tightly combined with the layered g-C3N4 surface to promote effective separation of photo-induced charges, which results in the Bi/C3N4 composite material that exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity under visible light. In addition, the surface plasmon resonance characteristics of semi-metal Bi further enhanced the visible-light absorption of the Bi/C3N4. However, excessive Bi may inhibit the light-trapping ability of Bi/C3N4. 1.0% Bi/C3N4 demonstrates excellent bactericidal efficiency as high as 96.4% against Escherichia coli (E. coli), which is attributed to the promotion of the production of reactive oxidative species. The enhanced mechanism of Bi/C3N4 synergistically achieving enhanced photocatalytic antibacterial activity under the coupling of multiple advantages was clarified, providing theoretical guidance for its application in the field of water disinfection and antibacterial treatment.

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Metadata
Title
Graphitic carbon nitride loaded with bismuth nanoparticles displays antibacterial photocatalytic activity
Authors
Hui Zhang
Ling Li
Qian-Qian Li
Tao Ma
Jia-Qi Gao
Jin-Bo Xue
Shuang Gao
Publication date
21-02-2022
Publisher
Nonferrous Metals Society of China
Published in
Rare Metals / Issue 5/2022
Print ISSN: 1001-0521
Electronic ISSN: 1867-7185
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01921-y

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